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Daily Record
Daily Record
National
Naina Bhardwaj

Scottish Government announces two Covid deaths and 641 new cases in last 24 hours

The Scottish Government has confirmed that two more people have died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours.

The latest figures for Scotland showed that 641 new cases had been identified overnight, bringing the total number since the pandemic began to 234,312.

It means the death toll since last March – of people who first tested positive for the virus within the previous 28 days - has risen to 7,668.

There are currently 90 people in hospital confirmed to have the virus with six being treated in intensive care.

3,196,051 people have received the first dose of vaccination, with 1,971,006 getting their second.

A vial of coronavirus vaccine (REUTERS)

The news comes as devastated families of care home residents who died from coronavirus believe their loved ones were treated like "lambs to the slaughter" and are calling for an urgent inquiry.

One Scots daughter is desperate for the UK Government to be held to account for their handling of the crisis after her dad died in a Bishopton care home.

Linda Verlaque's beloved dad Bill Campbell died at the age of 86 of Covid at Erskine Park care home.

She said the Government “should be held accountable for every single death.”

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